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La Rioja is a province
Provinces of Spain

In addition to its Autonomous Communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces.Formerly of greater importance, since the arrival of the Autonomous communities of Spain the provinces have had fewer powers....
 and autonomous community of northern Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. Its capital is Logroño
Logroño

Logro?o is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja , formerly known as Logro?o Province....
. Other cities and towns in the province
List of municipalities in La Rioja

This is a list of the municipalities in the provinces of Spain and autonomous community of La Rioja , Spain....
 include Calahorra
Calahorra

Calahorra, La Rioja , Spain is located in the comarca of La Rioja Baja, near the border with Navarre on the right bank of the Ebro.The city is located on a hill at an altitude of 358 metres at the confluence of the Ebro and Cidacos rivers, and has an area of 91.41 km?....
, Arnedo
Arnedo

Arnedo, La Rioja , Spain, is the third largest city in La Rioja , near Calahorra, with a population of about 14,000 people.Its economy is based in the shoe industry....
, Alfaro
Alfaro, La Rioja

Alfaro is a town and municipality in La Rioja province in northern Spain. Its population at January 2006 was of 9,550 inhabitants and has 194.23 km extension....
, Haro
Haro, La Rioja

Haro is a town and municipality in La Rioja province in northern Spain. It is known for its fine red wine and every year the Haro Wine Festival is held where locals hold a wine battle....
, Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Santo Domingo de la Calzada

Santo Domingo de la Calzada is a municipality in La Rioja , Spain, situated on the banks of the Oja River. Its name refers to its founder, Dominic de la Calzada, who built a bridge, hospital, and hostel here for pilgrims on the Way of St....
, and Nájera
Nájera

N?jera is a small city located in the "Rioja Alta" district of La Rioja , Spain on the river Najerilla. N?jera is a stopping point on the Way of St James ....
.

edieval times La Rioja was often a disputed territory.






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La Rioja is a province
Provinces of Spain

In addition to its Autonomous Communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces.Formerly of greater importance, since the arrival of the Autonomous communities of Spain the provinces have had fewer powers....
 and autonomous community of northern Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. Its capital is Logroño
Logroño

Logro?o is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja , formerly known as Logro?o Province....
. Other cities and towns in the province
List of municipalities in La Rioja

This is a list of the municipalities in the provinces of Spain and autonomous community of La Rioja , Spain....
 include Calahorra
Calahorra

Calahorra, La Rioja , Spain is located in the comarca of La Rioja Baja, near the border with Navarre on the right bank of the Ebro.The city is located on a hill at an altitude of 358 metres at the confluence of the Ebro and Cidacos rivers, and has an area of 91.41 km?....
, Arnedo
Arnedo

Arnedo, La Rioja , Spain, is the third largest city in La Rioja , near Calahorra, with a population of about 14,000 people.Its economy is based in the shoe industry....
, Alfaro
Alfaro, La Rioja

Alfaro is a town and municipality in La Rioja province in northern Spain. Its population at January 2006 was of 9,550 inhabitants and has 194.23 km extension....
, Haro
Haro, La Rioja

Haro is a town and municipality in La Rioja province in northern Spain. It is known for its fine red wine and every year the Haro Wine Festival is held where locals hold a wine battle....
, Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Santo Domingo de la Calzada

Santo Domingo de la Calzada is a municipality in La Rioja , Spain, situated on the banks of the Oja River. Its name refers to its founder, Dominic de la Calzada, who built a bridge, hospital, and hostel here for pilgrims on the Way of St....
, and Nájera
Nájera

N?jera is a small city located in the "Rioja Alta" district of La Rioja , Spain on the river Najerilla. N?jera is a stopping point on the Way of St James ....
.

History


In Roman times the territory of La Rioja was inhabited by the tribes of the Berones (central country), Autrigones
Autrigones

Autrigones were a tribe described by the Ancient Rome historian Orosius as neighbours of the Gallaeci which is located in the northwest of Hispania....
 (upper country, extending also north and west of it) and the Vascones (lower country, extending also north and east of it). It was part of the province of Hispania Tarraconensis
Hispania Tarraconensis

Hispania Tarraconensis was one of three Roman provinces in Hispania. It encompassed much of the Mediterranean coast of Spain along with the central plateau and the north coast, and part of northern Portugal....
. In Medieval times La Rioja was often a disputed territory. The Visigoths created the Duchy of Cantabria
Duchy of Cantabria

The Duchy of Cantabria was a Marches created by the Visigoths in northern Spain to watch their border with the Cantabrians and Basque people. Its precise extension is unclear but seems likely that it included Cantabria, parts of Northern Castile and La Rioja ....
 that probably included most of La Rioja, as a border march against the Vascones. After the Muslim invasion
Muslim conquests

Arab Muslim conquests , also referred to as the Islamic conquests or Arab conquests, began after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad....
 of 711, La Rioja fell into the Muslim domains of Al Andalus.

In the early 10th century, Sancho I of Pamplona
Sancho I of Pamplona

Sancho I Garc?s was king of Pamplona from 905 to 925. He was a son of Garc?a Jim?nez of Pamplona, who was king of "another part of the kingdom" of Kingdom of Pamplona and Dadildis de Pallars, his second wife....
 conquered most of the territory, being the lower region around Arnedo
Arnedo

Arnedo, La Rioja , Spain, is the third largest city in La Rioja , near Calahorra, with a population of about 14,000 people.Its economy is based in the shoe industry....
 under control of his allies the Banu Qasi
Banu Qasi

The Banu Qasi, Banu Kasi, Beni Casi or Banu Musa were a Basque people Muladi dynasty that ruled the upper Ebro valley in the 9th, before being displaced in the first quarter of the 10th century....
 of Tudela
Tudela

Tudela may refer to:*Tudela, Navarre, a small city and municipality in northern Spain.*Tudela, Cebu, a municipality in the Philippines province of Cebu...
. La Rioja formed the independent Kingdom of Viguera
Kingdom of Viguera

The Kingdom of Viguera was a short-lived pocket kingdom around the Navarrese town of Viguera from 970 to 1005. It is said to have been created by the testament of Garc?a S?nchez I of Pamplona for his second son, Ramiro Garc?s of Viguera, and comprised the region today called La Rioja ....
 from 970 to about 1005, at which point it became a part of the Kingdom of Pamplona. Nájera
Nájera

N?jera is a small city located in the "Rioja Alta" district of La Rioja , Spain on the river Najerilla. N?jera is a stopping point on the Way of St James ....
, in the Rioja, often served as capital of the kingdom.

After the independence of Castile
Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. It emerged as a political autonomous entity in the 9th century. It was called County of Castile and was held in vassalage from the Kingdom of Le?n....
 in 1035, this new kingdom fiercely fought against Pamplona for the possession of Bureba, La Rioja and other territories. In 1076, after the murder of Sancho VI
Sancho IV of Navarre

Sancho IV Garc?s , called of Pe?al?n or the Noble , was List of Navarrese monarchs from 1054 to 1076. He was the eldest son and heir of Garc?a S?nchez III of Navarre and Stephanie of Barcelona....
, Navarre was divided and Castile obtained La Rioja and many other Navarrese lands.

Nevertheless, since 1134, García Ramírez the Restorer and his son Sancho VI the Wise fought bitterly with Castile for the recovery of the former Pamplonese domains. Only in 1179 would they reach a peace agreement by which La Rioja went definitively to Castile.

The territory remained divided between the provinces of Burgos
Burgos (province)

Burgos is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-Leon. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia , Cantabria, Biscay, ?lava, La Rioja , Soria , Segovia , and Valladolid ....
 and Soria
Soria (province)

Soria is a Province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-Leon.It is bordered by the provinces of La Rioja , Zaragoza , Guadalajara , Segovia , and Burgos ....
 until the administrative reform of Riego
Rafael del Riego

Rafael del Riego y Nu?ez was a Spain general and liberal politician.Del Riego was born on 9 April 1784 in Tineo in Asturias. After graduating from the University of Oviedo in 1807, he moved to Madrid, where he joined the army....
 in 1822 that created the province of Logroño.

In 1980 it changed its name to province of La Rioja and in 1982 it was constituted as uni-provincial autonomous community with that name.

Recent history

The territory of La Rioja (the name appeared in a charter of 1099) was formerly known as the province of Logroño for the fortified site around which it developed. The 12th-century church Iglesia de Santa Maria de Palacio recalls its origin as a chapel of the administrative palace
Palace

A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop....
. Logroño was a borderland disputed between the kings of Navarre and the kings of Castile starting in the 10th century; the region was awarded to Castile
Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. It emerged as a political autonomous entity in the 9th century. It was called County of Castile and was held in vassalage from the Kingdom of Le?n....
 in a judgement by Henry I of England
Henry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....
 and annexed in 1173 (1177?). Its importance was that here the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain of Galicia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in the north west of Spain in the A Coru?a , it was the "European City of Culture" for the year 2000....
, the Camino de Santiago, crossed the River Ebro on the stone bridge, the Puente de Piedra. La Rioja was taken by Napoleonic forces in the Peninsular War
Peninsular War

The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence was a contest between First French Empire and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Kingdom of Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars....
 and remained solidly in French hands until 1814. In the 1810 project of Llorente
Juan Antonio Llorente

Juan Antonio Llorente was a Spanish historian.He studied at the University of Zaragoza, and, having been ordained priest, became vicar-general to the bishop of Calahorra in 1782....
 it was to be a part of the prefecture
Prefecture

Prefecture indicates the office, seat, territorial circumscription of a Prefect. The term prefecture is also used to refer to offices analogous to prefectures....
 of Arlanzón
Arlanzón

Arlanz?n is a municipality located in the Burgos , Castile and Le?n, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 411 inhabitants....
 (capital in Burgos
Burgos

Burgos is a city of northern Spain, at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178.000 inhabitants in the city proper and another 15,000 in its suburbs....
). The Constitutional Cortes declared La Rioja an independent province at the time of the Liberal Constitution of 1812, and in January 1822 the province
Provinces of Spain

In addition to its Autonomous Communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces.Formerly of greater importance, since the arrival of the Autonomous communities of Spain the provinces have had fewer powers....
 of Logroño was created by royal decree, taking in the whole of the historical geography of La Rioja. However, Ferdinand VII
Ferdinand VII of Spain

Ferdinand VII was list of Spanish monarchs twice, in 1808, and from 1813 to 1833 . He was also known as 'Ferdinand, the desired'.The eldest surviving son of Charles IV of Spain, king of Spain, and of his wife Maria Louisa of Parma, he was born in the vast palace of El Escorial near Madrid....
 soon annulled these decisions and recovered most of the divisions of the Ancient Regime. In the 1833 reorganization, a province of Logroño appeared again in the region of Castilla la Vieja. In 1841, the province increased its territory temporarily.

It was made into an autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain

The Autonomous Community is the first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978....
 during the reorganization following the democratic transition
Spanish transition to democracy

The Spanish transition to democracy was the era when Spain moved from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco to a liberal democracy. The transition is usually said to have begun with Franco?s death on November 20, 1975, while its completion has been variously said to be marked by the Spanish Constitution of 1978, the failure of 23-F on Februar...
 following the death of Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco

Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Te?dulo Franco y Bahamonde, Salgado y Pardo de Andrade , commonly known as Francisco Franco or Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was the dictator and Head of State of Spain from October 1936, and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in 1975....
, owing to its economic distinction from the surrounding regions. It is the second-smallest autonomous community in Spain and has the smallest population; fully half of its 174 municipalities have populations under 200. Nearly half of its citizens live in the capital.

Geography

La Rioja Mapa Municipal
It is bordered by the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)

The Basque Country is an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.The Basque Country was granted the status of Historical regions in Spain within Spain with the Spanish Constitution of 1978....
 (province of Álava
Álava

?lava is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain in the southern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of the Basque Country . The province has a population of 301,926 and an area of 2.963 km? ....
), Navarre
Navarre

Navarre is a region in northern Spain, constituting one of its autonomous communities in Spain - the "Foral Community of Navarre" ....
, Aragón
Aragon

Aragon is an autonomous communities of Spain of Spain. Located in northeastern Spain, the region comprises three provinces of Spain from north to south: Huesca , Zaragoza , and Teruel ....
 (province of Zaragoza
Zaragoza (province)

Zaragoza is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain, in the central part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Aragon. It is bordered by the provinces of Lleida , Tarragona , Teruel , Guadalajara , Soria , La Rioja , Navarre, and Huesca ....
), and Castile and León (provinces of Soria
Soria (province)

Soria is a Province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-Leon.It is bordered by the provinces of La Rioja , Zaragoza , Guadalajara , Segovia , and Burgos ....
 and Burgos
Burgos (province)

Burgos is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-Leon. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia , Cantabria, Biscay, ?lava, La Rioja , Soria , Segovia , and Valladolid ....
). The Río Ebro
Ebro

The Ebro is Spain's most voluminous river. Its source is in Fontibre . It flows through cities such as Miranda de Ebro, Logro?o, Zaragoza, Flix, Tortosa, and Amposta before discharging in a river delta on the Mediterranean Sea in the province of Tarragona ....
 flows through this region, as does the Río Oja, for which it is known.

Mountains and mountain ranges

  • Sierra de la Demanda
  • Sierra de Camero Viejo
  • Sierra de Camero Nuevo
  • Sierra de Cebollera
  • Picos de Urbión
  • Monte San Lorenzo

Comarcas

  • Rioja Alta
  • Rioja Baja
  • Tierra de Cameros:
    • Camero Nuevo
    • Camero Viejo


Climate

  • The climate is mainly Mediterranean climate
    Mediterranean climate

    A Mediterranean climate is one that resembles the climate of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, which includes over half of the area with this climate type world-wide....
    . The Rioja Alta comarca receives more precipitation than Rioja Baja.
  • The average temperature ranges from 11.8°C - 31.8°C (53°F - 88°F) and the precipitation ranges between 300 mm - 600 mm as an annual average.
  • The wind called Cierzo is very frequent around La Rioja during the winter.


Hydrography

  • Ebro
    Ebro

    The Ebro is Spain's most voluminous river. Its source is in Fontibre . It flows through cities such as Miranda de Ebro, Logro?o, Zaragoza, Flix, Tortosa, and Amposta before discharging in a river delta on the Mediterranean Sea in the province of Tarragona ....
     - the more important river that crosses the Community. In La Rioja have the following affluents:
    • Tirón river
    • Oja River
      Oja River

      Rio Oja is a river in the La Rioja province of northern Spain. It flows through the Oja Valley past the town and municipality of Ezcaray....
    • Najerilla river
    • Iregua river
    • Leza river
    • Cidacos River
      Cidacos River

      The Cidacos is a tributary of the Ebro. Its source is Los Campos, in Soria , and it flows for 77 km until its reaches the Ebro at Calahorra ....
    • Alhama river


Flora and Fauna

  • Holm Oak
    Holm Oak

    The Holm Oak , also called Holly Oak or Evergreen Oak, is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It takes its name from wikt:holm, an ancient name for holly....
  • Thyme
    Thyme

    Thyme is a well known herb; in common usage the name may refer to* any or all members of the plant genus Thymus ,* common thyme, Thymus vulgaris, and some other species that are used as culinary herbs or for medicinal purposes....
  • Rosemary
    Rosemary

    Rosemary is a woody, perennial plant herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaf. It is native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, which also includes many other herbs....
  • Common Juniper
    Juniperus communis

    Juniperus communis, the Common Juniper, is a species in the genus Juniperus, in the family Cupressaceae. It has the largest range of any woody plant, throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic south in mountains to around 30?N latitude in North America, Europe and Asia....
  • Oak
    Oak

    The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus , which are listed in the List of Quercus species, and some related genera, notably Lithocarpus....

Natural resources

  • Mining
    Mining

    Mining is the extraction of value minerals or other geology materials from the earth, usually from an ore body, vein or seam. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, Sodium chloride and potash....
    :
    • Gypsum
      Gypsum

      Gypsum is a very soft mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula calciumsulfuroxygen4?2water....
    • Silicon dioxide
      Silicon dioxide

      The chemical compound 'silicon dioxide', also known as 'silica' , is an oxide of silicon with a chemical formula of and has been known for its hardness since antiquity....
  • Spa town
    Spa town

    A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons, to "take the waters". The word comes from the Belgium town Spa, Belgium....
     in Arnedillo


Economy

It is known for its production of Rioja
Rioja (wine)

Rioja is a wine, with Denominaci?n de Origen Calificada named after La Rioja , in Spain. Rioja is made from grapes grown not only in the Autonomous Community of La Rioja , but also in parts of Navarre and the Basque Country province of ?lava....
 DOCa wine
Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
s (although the Rioja viticultural region extends slightly into the neighboring administrative regions of Álava
Álava

?lava is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain in the southern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of the Basque Country . The province has a population of 301,926 and an area of 2.963 km? ....
 and Navarra).
  • Agriculture
    Agriculture

    Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
    :
    • Dryland farming
      Dryland farming

      Dryland farming is an agricultural technique for cultivating land which receives little rainfall. Dryland farming is used in the Great Plains, the Palouse plateau of Eastern Washington regions of North America, the Middle East and in other cereal growing regions such as the steppes of Eurasia and Argentina....
      : Wheat
      Wheat

      Wheat , is a worldwide cultivated Poaceae from the Levant region of the Middle East. Globally, after maize, wheat is the second most-produced food among the cereal just above rice....
      , Barley
      Barley

      Barley is an annual plant cereal grain derived from the grass Hordeum vulgare. It serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting and in health food, as well as the making of alcoholic beverages beer and whisky....
       and Grape
      Grape

      File:Table grapes on white.jpgA grape is the non-Climacteric #In_botany fruit that grows on the Perennial plant and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis....
      .
    • Irrigation
      Irrigation

      Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops. In crop production it is mainly used in dry areas and in periods of rainfall shortfalls, but also to protect plants against frost....
      : Asparagus
      Asparagus

      Asparagus officinalis is a flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus from which the vegetable known as asparagus is obtained....
      , Capsicum
      Capsicum

      Capsicum is a genus of plants from the nightshade family native to the Americas, where it was cultivated for thousands of years by the people of the tropical Americas, and is now cultivated worldwide....
       ... others.
  • Animal husbandry
    Animal husbandry

    Animal husbandry, also called animal science, stockbreeding or simple husbandry, is the agriculture practice of animal breeding and raising livestock....
     of sheep
    Domestic sheep

    Domestic sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates....
  • Rioja (wine)
    Rioja (wine)

    Rioja is a wine, with Denominaci?n de Origen Calificada named after La Rioja , in Spain. Rioja is made from grapes grown not only in the Autonomous Community of La Rioja , but also in parts of Navarre and the Basque Country province of ?lava....
  • Industry
    Industry

    An industry is the manufacturing of a Good or Service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw materials into goods and products....
    :
    • Wine Production and conserves: in Logroño, Cenicero, Haro and Calahorra.
    • Textil and footwear: in Logroño, Arnedo, Cervera del Río Alhama and Ezcaray.
    • Furniture factories: in Ezcaray, Logroño and Nájera.
    • Rubber, plastics, chemical products and transport machinery.


Transports and commerce

  • Logroño-Agoncillo Airport
    Logroño-Agoncillo Airport

    Logro?o-Agoncillo Airport is the airport serving Logro?o in the Autonomous communities of Spain of La Rioja , Spain....
  • N-111
    N-111

    The N-111 is a highway in Spain. It connects Pamplona with Madrid.It commences at Pamplona with a junction on the Autov?a A-15 . It heads south west to Logro?o in the Ebro valley crossing the Sierra de Izco by the Puerto del Pard?n then it crosses the Rio Arga and the Estella with the Monasterio de Irache....
  • N-232
    N-232

    The N-232 is a highway in Spain. It broadly follows the Rio Ebro from Logro?o to the coast. It starts south east of Logro?o at the Autov?a LO-20 and runs parallel to the Autopista AP-68....
  • N-120
    N-120

    The N-120 is a highway in northern Spain. It goes from Vigo to the Ebro Valley.Starting on the R?as Bajas at Vigo. The city is connected on the Autopista AP-9, the Autov?a A-57, Autov?a A-55 and N-550 ....
  • Autovía A-12
    Autovía A-12

    The Autov?a A-12 is a highway in Spain known as the Autov?a del Camino de Santiago between Pamplona and Burgos.It is currently under construction and follows the route of the N-111 passing via Logro?o and Burgos where it becomes the Autov?a A-231....
  • Autopista AP-68
    Autopista AP-68

    The Autopista AP-68 is a highway in Spain. It connects Zaragoza with Bilbao via Tudela, Calahorra and Logro?o.It has junctions with Autov?a A-2, Autov?a A-15, Autov?a A-1 and ending at the Autov?a A-8....
  • Autopista AP-69
    Autopista AP-69

    The Autopista AP-69 is a proposed highway in Spain. It is planned to connect Reinosa and the Atlantic coast with the Autopista AP-68 at Miranda de Ebro east of Burgos. It will be an up-grade of the N-232 ....
     (proposed)
  • Piqueras Tunnel
  • Puerto de Oncala
  • Puerto de Piqueras*Main imports to Spain:
    • Tempered Glass
    • Wine
      Wine

      Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
    • Food preservation
      Food preservation

      Food preservation is the process of treating and handling food to stop or greatly slow down spoilage caused or accelerated by micro-organisms....
    • Footwear
      Footwear

      Footwear consists of garments worn on the foot, for protective clothing against the environment, and adornment. Socks and other hosiery are worn between the feet and the footwear, except for Sandal s and flip flops ....
    • Embutido
      Embutido

      An embutido or enchido is a type of sausage found in Spain, Portugal, the Philippines, and Central America and South America.It generally contains hashed meat, generally pork, seasoned with aromatic herbs or spices that is served wrapped in the skin of the pig's intestines....
  • International partners:
  • European Union
    European Union

    The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
     
  • United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
     
  • Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
     


Demography and major cities

  • The population of La Rioja, (as 2006) is 301,084 inhabitants.
  • La Rioja has 174 municipalities: see List of municipalities in La Rioja
    List of municipalities in La Rioja

    This is a list of the municipalities in the provinces of Spain and autonomous community of La Rioja , Spain....
La Rioja Municipalities


Government and Politics

  • Statute of Autonomy -
  • Presidents - Current President: Pedro Sanz Alonso
    Pedro Sanz Alonso

    Pedro Sanz Alonso , Spanish politician, President of the autonomus community of La Rioja since 1995 and member of the center-right Partido Popular....
     of Partido Popular
    Partido Popular

    Partido Popular can refer to:* People's Party * People's Party ...
    .
  • Diputación General -
  • Consejo de Gobierno -
  • Tribunal Superior de Justicia -

Monuments

  • Santa María la Real
    Santa María la Real

    The monastery of Santa Maria la Real is located in the small town of N?jera in the La Rioja province of Spain. Originally a Cluny monastery, Santa Maria la Real was an important pilgrimage stop along the Camino de Santiago....
     in Nájera
    Nájera

    N?jera is a small city located in the "Rioja Alta" district of La Rioja , Spain on the river Najerilla. N?jera is a stopping point on the Way of St James ....
  • San Millán de la Cogolla
  • Concatedral de Santa María de la Redonda
  • Catedral de Santo Domingo de la Calzada
  • Iglesia de Santo Tomás
  • .... more.


Native or Famous people from La Rioja

  • Gonzalo de Berceo
    Gonzalo de Berceo

    Gonzalo de Berceo was a Spain poet born in the La Rioja n village of Berceo, close to the major Benedictine monastery of San Mill?n de la Cogolla, La Rioja....
  • Domingo de Silos
  • Manuel Bretón de los Herreros
    Manuel Bretón de los Herreros

    Manuel Bret?n de los Herreros was a Spanish dramatist, educated at Madrid. Enlisting on 24 May 1812, he served against the France in Valencia and Catalonia, and retired with the rank of corporal on 8 March 1822....
  • Gustavo Bueno
  • Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
    Práxedes Mateo Sagasta

    Pr?xedes Mateo Sagasta , born on July 21, 1825 at Torrecilla en Cameros Logro?o, La Rioja , Spain and died on January 5, 1903 in Madrid. He was a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister on eight occasions between 1870 and 1902 - always in charge of the Liberal Party - as part of the turno pacifico, alternating with the Liberal-Con...
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Other topics

  • University of La Rioja, the autonomous university.
  • Dulzaina
    Dulzaina

    The dulzaina is a Spain double reed instrument in the oboe family. It has a conical shape and is the equivalent of the Brittany bombarde.Many varieties of the dulzaina exist in Spain....
    , a popular musical instrument from La Rioja.
  • Jota (music)
    Jota (music)

    The jota is a dance known throughout Spain, most likely originating in Aragon. It varies by region, having characterstic a form in Valencian Community, Aragon, Castilla-La Mancha, Navarra, Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia and Murcia....
    , a popular dance practiced in some comarcas of La Rioja.
  • History of Rioja wine
    History of Rioja wine

    The history of Rioja wine reflects a long and varied winemaking tradition in the Spanish region of La Rioja, starting with the first Phoenician settlers in 11th century BC....
  • Caparrones
    Caparrones

    In the Spain region of La Rioja a variety of red kidney bean shorter and more rounded than usual is known as a caparr?n. By extension, the stew prepared with this bean is called caparrones, and it is one of the most important dishes of Riojan cooking....
    , one of the most important dishes in Riojan cooking


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